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Sickle cell disease associated with thalassemia; description of a rare mutation.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Aug 2021
Mariño Sergio Felipe Pinzón, Gradilla Paloma Ropero, González Fernández Fernando Ataulfo, Martínez Ana María Villegas, Martínez Silvia Méndez, Bartol Puyal Francisco de Asís, Palomar Elisa Viladés, Otal Carlos Isanta, Ciordia Beatriz Cordón, Marsal Josep Oriol Casanovas, Bakali Badesa Samira, García Ortego José Alejando, Martínez Ana Gómez, Gracia María Ángeles Montañés, Recasens Valle
Abstract excerpt
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common hemoglobinopathy, secondary to alterations in the β globin chain, resulting in an abnormal hemoglobin variant named as hemoglobin S. These disorders show a wide phenotypical spectrum, and the prevalence of these disorders has significantly changed over the time because of multiple factors such as migration. We report a case of a 17-year-old black male, born in Gambia,...
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